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LOT 2903
El Golea Algeria Stone Age Polished Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (160 grams, 91 mm).
With round-section shank flaring to a broad cutting edge, rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound El Golea, Algeria.
Ex old German collection of Dr J. Fehkhaber, formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2903
El Golea Algeria Stone Age Polished Axehead
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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